CyBear to Partner with Sun Microsystems to Develop Healthcare Internet Applications

Business Wire, Feb 1, 1999

BOCA RATON, Florida--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 1, 1999--CyBear Inc., (NASDAQ: CYBR), the Internet based healthcare communications provider, is teaming up with Sun Microsystems to develop Internet applications for the healthcare marketplace. Recognizing the need for fast and efficient communication among healthcare professionals, CyBear is creating applications that establish networks and facilitate the sharing of information across platforms. The first application from CyBear is scheduled for release mid-February, 1999.

"We are using Sun's tools and technologies to revolutionize communication in a diverse and disconnected healthcare community," said John Klein, Chairman of CyBear. "In today's fast-paced world, the quick access to information in all areas of the healthcare industry is essential to quality patient service. Sun's vision for the future of Internet technologies in healthcare is in line with our commitment to deliver cutting-edge technologies to our customers."

CyBear is developing connectivity applications that facilitate communications between physicians' offices, hospitals, clinics and consumers. The next phase of applications will introduce broader consumer resources and productivity software to improve the patient's health care experience and provide the physician with more accurate patient data.

"Physicians are struggling to provide optimum care within the dynamic and sometimes difficult organizational structures in healthcare," said Bruce Elder, healthcare market manager for Sun Microsystems. "Rather than force physicians to assume yet another burden, that of computer administrator, Web technology seeks to help the physician by making the applications and content easily and securely available anywhere, anytime, on any device. This allows the physician to focus on what is important - managing the patient's care."

"This model of service provider offers a great combination of scalability, flexibility, low cost, and accessibility to data which is vital for making the best care decisions," continued Elder.

CyBear represents a new wave of emerging Internet companies known as Applications Service Providers (ASP's). In addition to offering Internet connectivity, CyBear delivers Java technology applications that are accessed and operated via the Internet. This new technology enables organizations of all sizes the ability to leverage the power of the Web to establish a flexible network infrastructure at a very low cost. CyBear's advanced systems and technologies allow customers to use the CyBear Internet services and establish a highly secure virtual private network (VPN) with no limits on location or scalability.

About CyBear, Inc.

CyBear, Inc., a healthcare communications technology company, develops a suite of Internet-based productivity software applications and communication networks for the healthcare industry. The Company's connectivity products feature electronic management tools for prescriptions, patient referrals, laboratory test submission and reporting, hospital admissions, and other activities. Consumer related healthcare resources are also a focus of CyBear's product line.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide Intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $10 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.

CyBear, Inc., 5000 Blue Lake Drive, Suite 200, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 (888) 529-2327. This release and additional information about CyBear, Inc. is also available on the Internet at: http://www.cybear.com.

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